Costumer



Kpnl 20, 1954 G. SIMJIAN COSTUMER Filed Feb. 12, 1949 Patented Apr. 20, 1954 UNITED PATENT F FICE its-675,926

"COSTUMER liutlrnG. Simjian, Stamford, Conn, a ssignor ito Cl-lie :Reflectone Gorporation, Stamford, Conn, a corporationof- Connecticut ifiifilica'tion February 12, 1949, SerialNo. 76,129

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This invention relates to an expandable costumor of the type adapted to hold a mans suit and other parts' of apparel. -*'Cos'tum'ers or the particular class'are quite oldand well knownin the art, but they are generally quite complex in construction and require -'cons'iderablestorage room. :It is the object of my i-nven'tion to contribute -a simple standing 'costumer *thoit may readily be fold'ed into a compact unit, with the further ifeature that when so folded, it -stands on legs and is self-supporting.

As a feature of my invention '1 form my-costurner of two *fr'amesfla mainframe anda secondary frame, the secondary "frame "being movable into what mig ht be termednested relation relatively -to the :main frame. As a particular feature of the invention the secondary frame is yieldingly held in nested position, and when in such nested position, allits parts preferably lie within extensions of the mainframe.

As a further feature of the invention, themain and secondary frames are equipped with legs that coact to support the c'o'sltu'mt-ir in "an expanded-and also in -a folded position. -As a particular feature-of this panorama invention, when the secondary frame is moved outwardly or the main frame, a supporting le'g movablewith the secondary irame is 'pos'itioned to support better the entire costumer. a further particular feature of this part of the invention, the secondary frame carries a coat rack t is movable into an extendec'lvertical position bove' both the main and seconda-r y- 'frames for supporting a coat, a necktie, a shirt, etc. I

A further feature of the' invention resides-in the utilization of looking or "-latching 'means {for locking the coat rack in a vertically extended position, and thereby 'locls'in'g in an expandable position the entire costumer -including the main and secondary frames.

As a further feature or the invention, the secondary frame carries therewith a shoe. ackbar that is moved therewith into a position we'rtically above and horizontally displaced from a shelf on the main frame. Thereby, when the secondary frame is'in expanded rlatibn to the .main frame, the shoe rack bar is effective to support a pair of shoes thereon' inicoaction' with the shelf of the main frame.

As a still further feature' -bf the invention, the main frame carries a trousersupport bar movably mounted thereon and adapted "for *mo'v'ement outwardly of the mam frame and" inwardly thereof. In its outward positionthe trouser support barm'ayhavethetriiusers draped thereover,

after which it is pivotally movable inwardly of the main frame'todrape the trousers further over arr-additional bar carried by the mainframe so as to better support the trousers and to hold the trousers against sliding release movement.

I have thus outlined rather broadly the more important features of my invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that my contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of my invention that will 'be described hereinafter and which will form the subject of the claims appended hereto. Those skilled in the art will ap-' preciate. that the conception on which my disclosure is based-may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures within the scope of the appended claims for carrying out the several purposes of my invention.

Referring now to the drawings, Fig. l is a perspective view of my costumer in extended relation with several articles of apparel shown in phantom supported thereon. Fig. 2 is a view taken along lines 2-2 of Fig. '1. Fig. 3 is a partial vertical section showing the costumer in folded relation. Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of the latch and its relation to the coat rack. Fig. 5 is a view looking from the right toward Figs. 2 and 4 with a part of the structure in section for clarification thereof.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the main frame of my invention is desighated by reference numeral ill and includes an upper tray I! and legs 12. The legs 12 are reinforced near the lower ends thereof by a shelf l3 and intermediate thereof by a bar l4 securely dowelled thereto. A bracket i5 is pivoted at 1-6 to each leg [20f the main frame, the two brackets carrying a trouser support bar Hi. It isobviou's that the support bar may readily be moved from its position of Fig. l and its solid line position of Fi'gJ2, to its dottedline position of Fig. 2.

The secondary frame of my invention ism-design'a te'd generally "by reference numeral id and comprises as a part thereof a vertical bar T9. This-bar T9 is pinned at 2D to a dowel 2'1 bearing inthe shelf 13 and thereby mounting the bar 15 for rotary movement relatively to the said :shelf The dowel 21 has pinned thereto at 22 a foot 23 so that the said foot '23 rotates with the bar 19 in the axis-of the bar 2!, the foot 23 really formingthereby a part'ofsecondary frame [8. Ati'ts upper end the bar t9, as best illustrated in Fig. '5, carries a wood screw 24 the head 25 of which bears somewhat freely in an opening 250. of a steel plate 26 secured by one or more wood screws 2'! to the underside of the tray H. The head of the screw 24, through its contact with opening 25a, thereby acts as a bearing member relatively to the steel plate 26 whereby to mount the upper end of the bar 19 for pivotal movement relatively to the tray ll of the main frame It. The axis of screw 24 is in vertical alignment with the axis of the dowel 2| so that the secondary frame rotates about the screw 2 and. dowel 2| relatively to the main frame, all as will now be obvious.

For yieldingly holding the bar I9 and sec ondary frame [8 in the position of Figs. 1 and 2, or in the position of Fig. 3, the bar i9 is drilled at 28 for a spring 29 pressing against a ball 3d. The ball 30 coacts with holes 3i and 32 in the steel plate 26 to maintain bar I!) yieldingly in the position of Fig. 5 or in a position 180 therefrom, in which position the hole 32 will be aligned relatively to the ball 30.

The coat rack portion of my invention is designated by reference numeral 33 and is preferably in the form of a curved wood bar substantially the same in width as the bar IS. A pair of metal straps 34 is secured to the opposite sides of the coat rack portion 33 as is quite readily seen in Figs. 3 and 5, said straps mounting the coat rack. for pivotal movement on the bar iii by a pair of wood screws 35 coacting with the straps in the same manner as the screws 24 coact with steel plate 26. In this way, the coat rack portion 33 is rotatable from its position of Fig. 3 relatively to the secondary frame to its position of Fig. 2 relatively to said frame.

The tray H has secured thereto a small latch casing 3% in which is pivoted a latch bolt 3? about an axis 38. A spring 39, as best seen in Fig. 4, tends to rotate the latch bolt 3? in a clock-- wise direction. A plunger 46, equipped with a head 4i, extends from the latch casing 85 and through a bore of the wall of tray H into the tray l I as best seen in Figs. 1 and 2. Obviously, by inward pressing of the plunger is the latch bolt 31 is moved counter-clockwise against the force of the spring 39 to a release position.

Coacting with the latch bolt 3'! is a strike plate :32 held by a screw :53 on the coat rack 33. The coat rack 33 is formed with an opening 44 whereby when the coat rack swings upwardly on the axis of the screws 35 relatively to the bar i9, the opening 54 will be aligned with the casing The strike plate 42 will enter into engagement with the latch bolt 37 so as to hold the coat rack 33 in its position of Figs. 1 and 2. The latch bolt 31 not only holds the coat rack 33 in position, but maintains the costumer in its proper extended relation as it is now impossible to rotate bar I 9 on its pivot axis.

The vertical bar 19 of the costumer is equipped with a bracket 45 carrying a shoe rack bar 46. When the secondary frame is nested within the main frame, the shoe rack bar 46 occupies the position illustrated in Fig. 3. When the secondary frame is rotated to its position of Fig. 2, the shoe rack bar 46 is vertically above and hori zontally offset relatively to the shelf l3 so that a shoe S, shown in phantom in Fig. 1, may readily be placed in support position on the costumer.

Considering the construction generally once again, it will be noted that in Fig. 3 the secondary frame [8 is shown fully nested within the main frame. In order to use the costumer, the

,, bar it is first rotated to the position of Fig. 2,

carrying the shoe rack bar into the position of 4 Fig. l and bringing the foot 23 into better supporting relation to the costumer, all as will be quite obvious. Now, the coat rack 33 may be swung upwardly and into the position of Fig. 2 where it is latched by bolt 31 to hold. the entire costumer in the particular extended position illustrated. The user of the costumer may now apply a coat C to the coat rack with a necktie or shirt hanging on the hook 41. Trousers may be placed on trouser support bar i 7 after the said support bar has been moved from the position of Fig. 3 into the full line position of Fig. 2. Now by moving the trouser support bar I i from its full line position of Fig. 2 into the dotted line position, the trousers will be draped between the bar ii and the bar it whereby not readily to slide off the said bars. As earlier described, the shoes may be placed in the position illustrated in phantom in Fig. 1 for support by the bar it and the shelf it. Other articles may be deposited in the tray i i so as to be readily available.

I believe that the construction and operation of my invention will now be readily apparent to those skilled in the art.

I claim:

1. In a combination of the class described, a main frame having a leg portion and adapted to stand vertically on said leg portion, a secondary frame having a leg, a member extending horizontally from said main frame, means pivoting said secondary frame to said horizontally extending member on a vertical pivot offset from said main frame and intermediate the ends of said main frame for pivotal movement between a use position in which said secondary frame is out of nested relation with respect to said main frame, and a non-use position in which said sec ondary frame is in nested relation with respect to said main frame under said horizontally extending member, the leg of said secondary frame stabilizing both said frames when said secondary frame is rotated out of nested relation to said main frame, a coat rack pivoted to said secondary frame on a horizontal pivot and adapted to hang on said pivot in a position between said frames under said horizontally extending member when said frames are nested, said coat rack being positioned on said secondary frame for rotating bodily on said vertical pivot coaxially with said secondary frame, and means for locking said coat rack in a vertical position on its pivot to form a vertical extension of said secondary frame above said horizontally extending member when said secondary frame is moved on its pivot out of nested relation to said main frame.

2. In a combination of the class described, a main frame having a leg portion and adapted to stand vertically on said leg portion, a sec ondary frame having a leg, a member extending horizontally from said main frame, means pivoting said secondary frame to said horizontally extending member on a vertical pivot offset from said main frame and intermediate the ends of said main frame for pivotal movement through between a use position in which said secondary frame is out of nested relation with respect to said main frame, and a non-use position in which said secondary frame is in nested relation with respect to said main frame under said horizontally extending member, the leg of said secondary frame stabilizing both said frames when said secondary frame is rotated out of nested relation to said main frame, a coat rack pivoted to said secondary frame on a horizontal pivot and adapted ,to hang on said pivot in a position between said frames when said frames are nested, said coat rack being positioned on said secondary frame for rotating bodily on said vertical pivot coaxially with said secondary frame, and means for locking said coat rack in a vertical position on its pivot to form a vertical extension of said secondary frame above said horizontally extending member when said secondary frame is moved on its pivot out of nested relation to said main frame,

3. In a combination of the class described, a main frame having a leg portion and adapted to stand vertically on said leg portion, a secondary frame having a leg, a tray extending horizontally from said main frame, means pivoting said secondary frame to said tray on a vertical pivot offset from said main frame for pivotal movement between a use position in which said secondary frame is out of nested relation with respect to said main frame, and a non-use position in which said secondary frame is in nested relation with respect to said main frame under said tray, the leg of said secondary frame stabilizing both said frames when said secondary frame is rotated out of nested relation to said main frame, a coat rack pivoted to said secondary frame on a horizontal pivot and adapted to hang on said pivot under said tray in a position between said frames when said frames are nested, said coat rack being positioned on said secondary frame for rotating bodily on said vertical pivot coaxially with said secondary frame, and means for locking said coat rack in a vertical position on its pivot to form a vertical extension of said secondary frame above said tray when said secondary frame is moved on its pivot out of nested relation to said main frame.

4. In a combination of the class described, a main frame having a leg portion and adapted to stand vertically on said leg portion, a secondary frame having a leg, a tray extending horizontally from said main frame, means pivoting said secondary frame to said tray on a vertical pivot offset from said main frame and intermediate the ends of said main frame for pivotal movement through 180 between a use position in which said secondary frame is out of nested relation with respect to said main frame, and a non-use position in which said secondary frame is in nested relation with respect to said main frame under said tray, the leg of said secondary frame stabilizing both said frames when said secondary frame is rotated out of nested relation to said main frame, a coat rack pivoted to said secondary frame on a horizontal pivot and adapted to hang on said pivot under said tray in a position between said frames when said frames are nested, and means for locking said coat rack in a vertical position on its pivot to form a vertical extension of said secondary frame above said tray when said secondary frame is moved on its pivot out of nested relation to said main frame.

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